Africa-BRICS Cooperation

The objectives of the subject “Africa-BRICS Cooperation” are the following:

1. To understand the aims and functions of the Africa-BRICS Cooperation
2. To analyse foreign trade (Import, Export) and investment flows between Africa and the BRICS Countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa)
3. To assess the Africa-BRICS Cooperation trends

Description: Africa-BRICS Cooperation (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa)

Given the importance of the increasing role of the BRICS Countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) in the global economy (40% of the world's population, the economies of China and India surpasses the U.S. economy, 20% of the global FDI flows), the Africa-BRICS Cooperation is every day more remarkable, with strong implications for the African structural transformation (economic growth, employment, governance, aid...)

The Africa-BRICS Partnership is the fundamental pillar of the South-South Cooperation.

Africa-BRICS Foreign Trade:

1. 2007: 340 billion dollars
2. 2015: 500 billion dollars (estimations)
3. Top trade products: primary commodities
4. Top sectors: mining, agriculture, manufacture
5. China is the top export market of Africa (50% of the total African exports)
6. Top African export products to China: Fuels and natural resources
7. India represents 25% of the total African export products, Brazil (13%), South Africa (11%) and Russia (1%)
8. Top exports products from the BRICS Countries to Africa: manufactured goods (mainly China) and food products (mainly Brazil)
9. China is the first investor (FDI) in Africa

In 2013, Patrice Motsepe was the Chairperson of the BRICS Business Council.

African Countries: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Eswatini (Swaziland), Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Asia-Africa Bilateral trade relations:

1. Forum on China-Africa cooperation
2. Africa-India Framework for Cooperation
3. Asia-Africa Growth Corridor

The Africa-BRICS Cooperation belongs to the African Civilisation, Orthodox Civilisation, Hindu Civilisation and Western Civilisation (Latin American).

South African Trade Agreements: Southern African Development Community (SADC), COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Agreement, Southern African Customs Union (EFTA, India), Indian-Ocean Rim Association, European Union, India-Africa, China-Africa...

Masters and Doctorates in Global Business adapted to:

1. Eastern African Students: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mauritius, Malawi, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
2. Southern African Students: Botswana, Eswatini (Swaziland), Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
3. Western African Students: The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone
4. Central African Students: Cameroon and Rwanda
5. Northern African Students: Egypt and Libya
6. Indian Students

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